Europe constitutes the priority field of international action for ASN, which thereby intends contributing to the construction of a Europe of nuclear safety, of safety of management of nuclear waste and spent fuel and of radiation protection.

Europe constitutes the priority field of international action for ASN, which thereby intends contributing to the construction of a Europe of nuclear safety, of safety of management of nuclear waste and spent fuel and of radiation protection.

More than a confederation of States and less than a Federal State, the European Union is based on an original political system that fits into no legal category and has been evolving constantly for more than fifty years.

More than a confederation of States and less than a Federal State, the European Union is based on an original political system that fits into no legal category and has been evolving constantly for more than fifty years.

Further to the Chernobyl accident that occurred on 26th April 1986 and the opening of the Soviet bloc, the G7 summit in Munich in July 1992 defined three priority lines of assistance to the countries of Eastern Europe in the area of nuclear safety.

Date of last update : 25/09/2017

The French Nuclear Safety Authority is tasked, on behalf of the State, with regulating nuclear safety and radiation protection in order to protect workers, patients, the public and the environment from the risks involved in nuclear activities in France. It also contributes to informing the citizens.